New Delhi, September 21
The President has accepted the resignation of Madras High Court Chief Justice Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani. According to a notification, her resignation has been accepted with effect from September 6. Justice V Kothari has been appointed the Acting Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.
Tahilramani had resigned in protest against the Supreme Court collegium's August 28 proposal to transfer her to the Meghalaya High Court. She had urged the collegium to reconsider the proposal, but her request was turned down following which she tendered her resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind and also sent a copy to Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi. Her retirement was due on October 2, 2020.
Former judge in soup over ‘assault’ on daughter-in-law
Hyderabad: A clip of the CCTV footage of a retired Hyderabad High Court judge, his wife and son allegedly manhandling their daughter-in-law has gone viral, giving a new twist to the six-month-old dowry harassment case. Sindhu Sharma released the footage, alleging that Nooty Ramamohana Rao, his wife Nooty Durga Jayalakshmi and their son Nooty Vashishta resorted to violence against her. The retired judge’s family denied charges and claimed that Sindhu attempted to commit suicide twice. They said they had to restrain her from consuming poison. — IANS
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